OG Anonuby MAJOR Sleeper:

[FindEndNow 198]

our offense can be pretty bad whenever the transition game gets taken away. Struggling to score in the half court isn't a recent issue either.

gotta have that amazing 3 man weave. Plus letting 20 seconds run off the clock and running a high ball screen. People say Crean has a million page playbook.. yet there aren't any great plays. And let's not go into the inbounds plays lol. Will be interesting to see who he states and how the offense will be ran.

[FKfootball 1,046]

Our defense will be better because Crean is putting an emphasis on it. Why it took 7 years......I have no clue?

[HoosierHoops1 5,024]

For the record...

 

Anunoby. Anunoby. Anunoby. Ogugua Anunoby.

[Hoosiers High Life 278]

OG will be a great player and I think he might even be a starter before this season is over

[716e11th 107]

our offense can be pretty bad whenever the transition game gets taken away. Struggling to score in the half court isn't a recent issue either.

I have nightmares about our half court offense (well and our defense too).
With regards to OG, I feel like I hear this "sleeper" scenario every summer. Besides his size, this topic reminds of ron Patterson before he was kicked out of school.
I hope I'm wrong, but I'm going to hold back on my excitement.

[JSHoosier 20,177]

I have nightmares about our half court offense (well and our defense too).
With regards to OG, I feel like I hear this "sleeper" scenario every summer. Besides his size, this topic reminds of ron Patterson before he was kicked out of school.
I hope I'm wrong, but I'm going to hold back on my excitement.

Yeah we seem to hear this "sleeper" or "diamond in the rough" stuff every time Crean offers a lower ranked recruit.  At the end of the day the reason players like Vic are such a story is because it doesn't happen much.

[HoosierHoops1 5,024]

Well, I hope they are right about OG.

[Hoosiernsavga 92]

TW was playing the 4 anyway.  We will play 3 of the 4 guards with Troy and TB.  I do think we will see some times with TW, CH, and TB together, but to think that with HMP or DD that we would start Troy at the 3 goes against everything we have seen out of CTC since day 1.  Our 4 will be a stretch 4, not a high post or low post 4, everyone wants to think that with a couple of bigs that will change, but it won't. The sooner you come to that realization the less stress you will have during the season

You are right and wrong IMO. Yes Crean loves stretch 4's but Troy is a coaches dream 3 without a doubt. Hartman is more of a stretch 4 with his ability too knock down the 3 consistently. Now I agree it will most likely be TB, Troy, RoJo, JBJ, and Yogi. I think we will see a lot of Hartman starting at the 4 also. I think this is by far our best lineup. I love OG and Holt but they both will most likely play out of position at times. Holt will spell TB unfortunately because Holt would be a stud at most other schools as a true PF.

[WayneFleekHoosier 48,312]

You are right and wrong IMO. Yes Crean loves stretch 4's but Troy is a coaches dream 3 without a doubt. Hartman is more of a stretch 4 with his ability too knock down the 3 consistently. Now I agree it will most likely be TB, Troy, RoJo, JBJ, and Yogi. I think we will see a lot of Hartman starting at the 4 also. I think this is by far our best lineup. I love OG and Holt but they both will most likely play out of position at times. Holt will spell TB unfortunately because Holt would be a stud at most other schools as a true PF.

don't forget Juwan Morgan. I can see him getting some chances at the 4. Good length, willing rebounder.

[GloryDays 5,920]

don't forget Juwan Morgan. I can see him getting some chances at the 4. Good length, willing rebounder.

 I don't understand why he's the forgotten one.The kid has skills and if we hadn't gotten Bryant he'd be the talk of the town.

I'm telling you guys don't sleep on this one. He's long, athletic and loves to play around the rim.Plus he has a really nice jump shot.

I see him as a Christan Watford type who can actually dunk.That's the epitome of a stretch four.

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I don't understand why he's the forgotten one.The kid has skills and if we hadn't gotten Bryant he'd be the talk of the town.
I'm telling you guys don't sleep on this one. He's long, athletic and loves to play around the rim.Plus he has a really nice jump shot.
I see him as a Christan Watford type who can actually dunk.That's the epitome of a stretch four.

he also scored more than OG when they went head to head

[FindEndNow 198]

I don't understand why he's the forgotten one.The kid has skills and if we hadn't gotten Bryant he'd be the talk of the town.
I'm telling you guys don't sleep on this one. He's long, athletic and loves to play around the rim.Plus he has a really nice jump shot.
I see him as a Christan Watford type who can actually dunk.That's the epitome of a stretch four.

OG should never see time at the 4... ever. EVER.

[bnkepner 1,509]

 I don't understand why he's the forgotten one.The kid has skills and if we hadn't gotten Bryant he'd be the talk of the town.

I'm telling you guys don't sleep on this one. He's long, athletic and loves to play around the rim.Plus he has a really nice jump shot.

I see him as a Christan Watford type who can actually dunk.That's the epitome of a stretch four.

 

 

OG should never see time at the 4... ever. EVER.

 

Woodson was talking about Morgan playing the 4 not OG….

[Stuhoo 80,571]

Remember this post: Starting to think that OG is a major sleeper for more reasons than just his athleticism.

 

He's a fantastic student (and is the son of an IU B School grad who is a business professor). Really smart, personable kids with lots of natural ability tend to shine.

The way he writes, even on Twitter.

The way the people that are interacting with him at IU are dropping hints. Marni Mooney is seldom wrong:

 

• marnonthemoonThe best and funniest part about OG is that he posed for this picture. I've never met anyone like him! The fans are going to love this kid! Happy bday OG!!! @oanunoby
• lasrileyHappy Birthday, @oanunoby!
• oanunobyThank you!

[Alford Bailey 12,374]

I'm hoping he becomes a stopper on defense kinda like Vic was. Lord knows that role is wide open on this team.

[Old Friend 8,389]

Our defense will be better because Crean is putting an emphasis on it. Why it took 7 years......I have no clue?

I hope you're right, however I can't find logic in the reasoning that it will be better because Crean is putting an emphasis on it.  I wish I had that kind of faith in him.   I think it's as likely he over thinks it and gets gimmicky again as it is the defense truly gets better.   Changing in the middle of possessions needs to go away, and we need to either be a man team or a zone team.   Using both doesn't typically work over the course of a season at the D1 level.

 

On another note, I talked yesterday with another college coach who believes Anunoby will be a very nice get for IU in time.    

[Stuhoo 80,571]

I hope you're right, however I can't find logic in the reasoning that it will be better because Crean is putting an emphasis on it.  I wish I had that kind of faith in him.   I think it's as likely he over thinks it and gets gimmicky again as it is the defense truly gets better.   Changing in the middle of possessions needs to go away, and we need to either be a man team or a zone team.   Using both doesn't typically work over the course of a season at the D1 level.

 

On another note, I talked yesterday with another college coach who believes Anunoby will be a very nice get for IU in time.    

 

It's a Crean thing; takes great pride in his ability to out-think the opposition. 

 

Sometimes it works grandly (Oladipo, Holt, Yogi shutting down Stauskus).

Sometimes, it lays a big steaming pile of Jeremiah April or a mid-possession man to zone change layup.

[recker222000 1,010]

Am I the only one who gets this overwhelming feeling that O.G. Anonuby is going to be the steal of this years recruiting class? I honestly see potential greatness in him.

No you are not. He is going to be a stud.

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[recker222000 1,010]

Call me crazy but by the end of the year I think he is the first or second guy off the bench.

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[Old Friend 8,389]

Call me crazy but by the end of the year I think he is the first or second guy off the bench.

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This is where I think we have to be careful and the point where expectations become greater than a kid can produce.   I've seen predictions like this with a couple dozen kids who never really worked out.  Ferrell, Williams, Blackmon, Zeisloft, Johnson, Holt, Hartman, and Bryant (8 players at least) are all ahead of him right now; Morgan comes in as more highly touted, and Beilefelt will be a senior.   You might be right, but this thread alone has already pumped him up to a status I'm not sure he can achieve.   I'd rather let kids be what they are and not inflate expectations of a 3-star kid regardless of how much we think we'll like him.